LifeLab Communications Manager (1002418CJ)

LifeLab is seeking to appoint a Communications Manager.

LifeLab is a hospital-based classroom providing innovative and inspiring activities to encourage teenagers to make informed choices about their health-related behaviour, as well as generating an interest in science and health as future study or career options.

The successful candidate will work with the LifeLab team at University Hospital Southampton to develop, lead, manage and deliver a communication plan for LifeLab, in line with the University of Southampton’s and University Hospital Southampton’s overarching communications strategies. This role will also align with the Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Science’s and Faculty of Medicine’s strategic plans. The successful candidate will be expected to provide professional leadership and specialist knowledge on communications and to lead and manage the communications to multiple internal and external stakeholders.

The post holder will be expected to work as part of a friendly team, good team working skills are essential and a commitment to the University’s ideas of collegiality.

You will be enthusiastic and well-motivated, keen to take on responsibility and work independently, a good team-player with excellent communication skills, capable of delivering your tasks timely and with accuracy.

This post will be based at LifeLab at the University Hospital Southampton campus, occupying a modern, well-equipped, purpose-built classroom laboratory facility.

This is a part-time (0.2FTE), fixed-term appointment until May 2019 in the first instance.

Interviews will be held week beginning 16 May 2018.

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact Dr Kathryn Woods-Townsend on 023 8120 8979 or email k.woods-townsend@soton.ac.uk.

Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Charlene Tyson (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 6803. Please quote reference 1002418CJ on all correspondence.

Closing Date: 26 Apr 2018
Post Type: Management, Specialist & Administrative